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Diary of Short Courses
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2009
Nonviolence for a Change: Training 2009
From January to December 2009 Turning the Tide
will offer monthly workshops in nonviolent methods and practices. Suitable
for social change activists, it is available as a year-long course or one-off
workshops. Prior booking essential. Applications for year-long course must be
received by 12 December. Full course £250, one-day workshop £25; concessions
available. Friends House, Euston, London.
Venue is wheelchair accessible. For more details see the course page on our
website: www.turning-the-tide.org/workshops/2009_info
Or email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
13
January – 24 February
LONDON. A new seven week course exploring the ways in which we as
individuals can bring peace into the world by creating peace within our own
hearts. It draws on wisdom from Buddhism, Christian, Hindu, Islam and Judaic
traditions and offers an unusual opportunity to enter into a deeper form of
dialogue in a mixed faith group. Each evening has a specific theme and will
include time for personal reflection, working on ourselves, dialogue and
sharing, inspiration and periods of shared silence. Cost: £57(including
booking fee) for the whole course. 6.30 pm. Please book in advance by going
to http://tinyurl.com/5ppdhm St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N
4AG. http://www.stethelburgas.org/ Venue is wheelchair accessible
but parking may be difficult.
14 February
LONDON. Playing with power 1: understanding the system. Second workshop
in a year-long course in methods and practices of social change for
activists. This session looks at different types of power and the
transformative power of nonviolence in conflicts and relationships. Workshops
are available as a year-long course or one-off workshops. Full course £250,
one-day workshop £25, concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is
wheelchair accessible. Prior booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or email
denised@quaker.org.ukor stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
16
– 17 February
LONDON. Responding to Conflict course: From Analysis to Intervention:
what does conflict do to your programme implementation? Second of three 2 day
courses that will enable programme managers, coordinators and practitioners
in the fields of development, humanitarian response, peacebuilding and
conflict transformation to bring a conflict sensitive approach into the
programme cycle in an easy and practical way. Next course 16 – 17 March.
Info: www.respond.org or email courses@respond.org
Wednesday
18 February
LONDON. Skills for reconciliation: Moral Imagination: The Essence of
Peace-building. The world renowned conflict specialist John Paul Lederach,
sees peace-building as an expression of our moral imagination. Bringing this
imagination alive depends on four key factors: our ability to maintain the
relational web, to cultivate ‘paradoxical curiosity’, making space for
creativity, and the courage to take risks. How do we express these capacities
in our practice? An evening of dialogue and discussion with Michael Jacobs
(Mediation Herefordshire). 6.30-9.15pm. Cost: £7 (including booking fee)
Please book in advance. For concessions(£3.50) please contact us here St Ethelburga’s Centre for
Reconciliation and Peace, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG. enquiries@stethelburgas.org 020
7496 1610 www.stethelburgas.org
Venue is wheelchair accessible but parking may be difficult.
21
February
LONDON. Peace Through the arts: Musicking & Peace: Workshop &
Concert. This unique workshop uses simple musical activities to explore how
we relate to music from different cultures, and the role of music in
peace-making. An evening concert with Winchester University Ensembles
includes a gospel choir and drumming group. Led by Rev. Prof. June
Boyce-Tillman (Winchester
University). Suitable
for anyone – musically-minded or otherwise. Workshop 1.30pm–6pm; Concert 7pm.
Costs: Workshop £32, Concert £13, Both together £40 (all including booking
fee). Please book in advance by going to http://tinyurl.com/5nyxsz
28-February
to 1-March
LONDON. International Alert training - Introduction to Working in
Conflict. This short introductory course provides a glimpse into the field of
civilian 'conflict work': What is it? Who does it? What do you need to be
able to do it? How do you get into it? As well as trying to answer these
questions, the course will give participants the opportunity to explore more
deeply whether this kind of work is something they may want to go into at
some point in their lives. This course will help you understand what is
involved in conflict work and whether this is for you. www.international-alert.org/training
Price:£180 or 110 (concession). Wheelchair accessible.
Wednesday
4 March
LONDON. Surrender and Subversion with Fr Michael Kirwan S.J. (Head of
Theology, Heythrop
College). This
ecumenical Lenten course will examine how the brutal story of the Christian
Holy Week
can teach us to interpret and resist violence in our world. 6.30 - 8.30pm.
These events are by donations. Reservations: events@stethelburgas.org St Ethelburga's Centre for
Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG.
http://www.stethelburgas.org/
Venue is wheelchair
accessible but parking may be difficult.
Saturday
7 March
LONDON. Peace Through the arts. Voice Empowerment and Poetic Insight ~ A
Day Workshop. A day to help you learn how to really communicate by accessing
your very core through voice intoning, leading on to express yourself through
heightened language of poetry including writing your own if you would like to
do so. With Ann Brayton-Meek. Cost: £21 (including booking fee) Please book
in advance here: http://tinyurl.com/6fgnrk
For concession (£10) contact us here.
St Ethelburga's
Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG.
http://www.stethelburgas.org/
Venue is wheelchair
accessible but parking may be difficult.
Wednesday
11 March
LONDON. Surrender and Subversion with Revd Ken Leech. This ecumenical
Lenten course will examine how the brutal story of the Christian Holy Week
can teach us to interpret and resist violence in our world. 6.30 - 8.30pm.
These events are by donations. Reservations: events@stethelburgas.org St Ethelburga's Centre for
Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG.
http://www.stethelburgas.org/
Venue is wheelchair
accessible but parking may be difficult.
Friday
13 – Sunday 15 March
EAST GRINSTEAD. Healing And Reconciliation: a 3
day workshop. Have you found that Nonviolent Communication has enhanced your
life but that there are areas where you, or those you support, struggle to
find a sense of healing and reconciliation?
Or maybe you are aware that there is some deeper work for you to do?
Are you hesitant about offering support to people whose pain seems
overwhelming? Pre-requisite: 8 days NVC training. Location: Artemis School,
East Grinstead (TBC). Fee: details to
follow. Residential and non-residential options will be available. http://nvcdancefloors.com/#/healingreconciliation/4532526362
14 March
LONDON. Playing with power 2: changing the system. Third workshop in a
year-long course, this session looks at how change happens and how to make
the most effective use of analytic tools and social dynamics in the
application of nonviolent power. Workshops are available as a year-long
course or one-off workshops. Full course £250, one-day workshop £25,
concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Prior booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or
email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
16
– 17 March
LONDON. Responding to Conflict course: From Intervention to Impact
Assessment: what is your programme doing to the conflict context? Third of
three 2 day courses that will enable programme managers, coordinators and
practitioners in the fields of development, humanitarian response,
peacebuilding and conflict transformation to bring a conflict sensitive
approach into the programme cycle in an easy and practical way. Info: www.respond.org or email courses@respond.org
Tuesday
17 March
LONDON. Leaders in Interfaith. A
day to reflect on the characteristics and skills needed by interfaith leaders
in the 21st century, and to explore in more depth the interfaith spectrum -
its wide range of approaches and the values behind it. An opportunity to hear
some unusual interfaith success stories, and to be with a group of peers,
taking time to reflect on your own practice and leadership style. Open to
all. This event is by donation. Reservations: tent@stethelburgas.org . 10am –
4.30pm St
Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N
4AG. http://www.stethelburgas.org/ Venue is wheelchair accessible
but parking may be difficult.
Wednesday
18 March
LONDON. Surrender and Subversion with Revd Nims
Obunge (Freedoms Ark Church
and Peace Alliance).
This ecumenical Lenten course will examine how the brutal story of the
Christian Holy Week can teach us to interpret and resist violence in our
world. 6.30 - 8.30pm. These events are by donations. Reservations: events@stethelburgas.org St Ethelburga's Centre for
Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG.
http://www.stethelburgas.org/
Venue is wheelchair
accessible but parking may be difficult.
24
- 28 March
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA. Integrating the Conflict Context into the Programme Cycle. This
course is designed to familiarise participants with a conflict sensitive
approach to programming. It will follow the programme/project cycle and offer
participants a practical way to implement conflict sensitivity into each of
the 3 stages in the life of a programme – starting with the planning process,
through implementation, to the monitoring and evaluation phase. The course is
structured in a way that will ensure that conflict sensitivity can easily and
practically be integrated into programme planning and that this will lead to
the effective implementation and evaluation of your programme. USD $ 1250
(including full board accommodation) For more information please contact:
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, PO Box 2552, Phnom Penh
3, Cambodia.
Email: CPCSAsia@online.com.kh Or visit www.centrepeaceconflictstudies.org
or www.respond.org
Wednesday
25 March
LONDON. Surrender and Subversion with Prof Tina
Beattie (University
of Roehampton). This
ecumenical Lenten course will examine how the brutal story of the Christian
Holy Week can teach us to interpret and resist violence in our world. 6.30 -
8.30pm. These events are by donations. Reservations: events@stethelburgas.org St Ethelburga's Centre for
Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG.
http://www.stethelburgas.org/
Venue is wheelchair
accessible but parking may be difficult.
27
- 29 March
LONDON. International Alert training - Working for Peace in the Midst of
Conflict: Is it for me? This is a full-scale simulation course for
individuals who feel they are ready for assessment, and do not need level 2
training. Put into teams and sent straight into the simulation ‘field’ as the
‘EU team’ you will experience what this sort of work entails. Teams are set
objectives for the weekend and will meet with civil society representatives
and local and international actors in order to achieve these objectives. You
will be assigned an ‘observer’ for the weekend who will give you personal
feedback and advice on further training needs and opportunities for
professional development. Price:£325 or 195 (concession) www.international-alert.org/training
International Alert, 346
Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org tel:
+44 (0) 20 7627 6838. Wheelchair accessible.
18 April
LONDON. Campaigners do it together! How we can make change. Workshop
looking at how working together we can build our collective power to make change
happen. Particular focus on strategy and using the right tools and tactics at
the right time. Part of a year-long course, one-day participants welcome, fee
£25, concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is wheelchair accessible. Prior
booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
18-19
April
LONDON. International Alert training - Introduction to Election
Observation. This two day course prepares participants for short-term
election observation missions, providing an insight into the nature of the
work and developing the key skills needed. It will encourage observers'
ability to work as part of a team and deal with the challenges of a mission
environment. The second day of the course involves an assessed simulation.
Participants will be observed by experienced election observers who will
assess their skills against the requirements to be an STO. Successful
completion of the course can potentially provide a route into this area of
work with ERIS, one of the UK’s
selecting organisations for election observers. Price:£325 or 195
(concession) International Alert, 346
Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. Wheelchair accessible.
25
– 26 April
BRIGHTON. Non
Violent Communication. Our two-day Deepening the Foundation Plus workshops to
refresh your foundation, give opportunity to practice, and reach into a new
area of NVC. There are three of these workshops: Deepening the Foundation
+Anger, +Conflict, +Empathy. They are designed to be attended in any order.
More info: http://www.gnb.org.uk/nvc/deepening98.php?pg=10&mlid=77
2
– 3 May
BOSHAM, W SUSSEX. Foundation Training in Non-violent Communication (NVC).
Foundation Training gives a thorough grounding in the concepts and practice of
NVC, and includes skill development and guided practice in each aspect of the
process. Suitable for everyone new to NVC, or those who want to review this
learning experience. http://nvcdancefloors.com/#/foundationtraining/4532517656
11
- 15 May
LONDON. International Alert training - Monitoring and Documenting Human
Rights Violations. For those with a strong interest in developing their
skills in handling human rights violations. Participants will develop skills
around identifying, fact-finding and documenting violations. Price:£540 or
325 (concession). www.international-alert.org/training
International Alert, 346
Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. Wheelchair accessible.
14 – 15 May
LONDON. Refusing
Violence. A new two-day course for young people focusing on how to say “no”
to violence. Participants will be invited to identify and explore issues of
violence that relate to their own lives and communities; to recognize
patterns and cycles of violence; to consider the choices available in
how we respond to both one’s own violence and the violence of others and
learn new skills for doing so. Led by Sarah Hulme and Helen Gilbert. 10am -
5pm. This event is by donation. Reservations: events@stethelburgas.org St Ethelburga's Centre for
Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG.
http://www.stethelburgas.org/
Venue is wheelchair
accessible but parking may be difficult.
15 – 17 May
LONDON. Is everybody happy? Tools for effective group work. Residential
weekend workshop for year-long participants in Turning the Tide's year-long
Nonviolence for a Change training course. Explore, practise, and play with
tools and methods for participatory group working while learning and sharing
popular education tools and techniques. Venue is wheelchair accessible. For
more details see www.turning-the-tide.org
or email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
Tuesday
19 May
LONDON. Skills for reconciliation: The Dynamics of Reconciliation:
Building Relationships with the Other. A new course drawing on the experience
of the Irish School
of Ecumenics and St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace in
reconciliation work in Northern Ireland
and London.
Including reflection on the themes of identity, collective and individual
narrative, the nature of reconciliation, forgiveness, justice and truth
telling. Particularly relevant for pracitioners working in conflict,
educators, and people with pastoral responsibilities. Led by Johnston
McMaster (Irish
School of Ecumenics)
and Helen Gilbert (St Ethelburga’s). 10.30am - 4pm. Costs: £52 Please book in
advance. For concessions (£30) please contact us here. St Ethelburga’s Centre for
Reconciliation and Peace, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG. enquiries@stethelburgas.org 020
7496 1610 www.stethelburgas.org
Venue is wheelchair accessible but parking may be difficult.
13 June
LONDON. Don't just sit there! Exploring direct action. Workshop examining
what is direct action, and how, when and why to use it? We'll talk about
basic preparation necessary including taking and evaluating actions. Part of
a year-long course, one-day participants welcome, fee £25, concessions
available. Friends House, Euston, London.
Venue is wheelchair accessible. Prior booking essential. For more details see
www.turning-the-tide.org or
email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
Thursday
18 June
LONDON. Skills for reconciliation: Towards Conflict: Skills for
Disagreeing Agreeably. This participatory workshop will explore how embracing
certain types of conflict can open space for positive change and growth, and
will offer practical skills for disagreeing creatively and constructively. We
will draw on Christian wisdom, practical examples and personal experiences.
Led by Justin Welby (Dean of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral) and Helen Gilbert
(St Ethelburga’s). 10.30am – 4pm. Cost: £52 Please book in advance. For
concessions (£30) please contact us here.
St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78, Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG. enquiries@stethelburgas.org 020
7496 1610 www.stethelburgas.org
Venue is wheelchair accessible but parking may be difficult.
26
- 28 June
LONDON. International Alert training - Working for Peace in the Midst of
Conflict: Is it for me? This is a full-scale simulation course for
individuals who feel they are ready for assessment, and do not need level 2
training. Put into teams and sent straight into the simulation ‘field’ as the
‘EU team’ you will experience what this sort of work entails. Teams are set
objectives for the weekend and will meet with civil society representatives
and local and international actors in order to achieve these objectives. You
will be assigned an ‘observer’ for the weekend who will give you personal
feedback and advice on further training needs and opportunities for
professional development. Price:£325 or 195 (concession) www.international-alert.org/training
International Alert, 346
Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. Wheelchair accessible.
11 July
LONDON. D-I-Y day: self-organised by group. The theme of this session is
up to the year-long group. This session may be for the core group only, that
will be decided in the May residential weekend by the group. Check back here
later for the possibility of attending it as a one-day event. Venue is
wheelchair accessible. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or email
denised@quaker.org.ukor stevew@quaker.org.ukphone
020 7663 1061/1064.
12 September
LONDON. The living revolution: building the alternative. Workshop
exploring the constructive alternative and its role within social change
movements. Part of a year-long course, one-day participants welcome, fee £25,
concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Prior booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or email
denised@quaker.org.ukor stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
10 October
LONDON. Inner and outer: spirituality and activism. Whether you call it
spirituality, faith, religion, social consciousness, values or nothing at all,
in this session we'll reflect upon the importance of inner work and its
connection to outer change. Part of a year-long course, one-day participants
welcome, fee £25, concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is
wheelchair accessible. Prior booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or email
denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
10
- 11 October
LONDON. International Alert training - Introduction to Election
Observation. This two day course prepares participants for short-term
election observation missions, providing an insight into the nature of the
work and developing the key skills needed. It will encourage observers'
ability to work as part of a team and deal with the challenges of a mission
environment. The second day of the course involves an assessed simulation.
Participants will be observed by experienced election observers who will
assess their skills against the requirements to be an STO. Successful
completion of the course can potentially provide a route into this area of
work with ERIS, one of the UK’s
selecting organisations for election observers. Price:£325 or 195
(concession) International Alert, 346
Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. Wheelchair accessible.
13 – 15 November
LONDON. We can do that! Empowerment for social change. Residential
weekend workshop for year-long participants in Turning the Tide's year-long
Nonviolence for a Change training course. What is the connection between
empowerment and taking action for social change? Venue is wheelchair
accessible. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org
or email denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
28
- 29 November
LONDON. International Alert training - Working for Peace in the Midst of
Conflict: Is it for me? This is a full-scale simulation course for
individuals who feel they are ready for assessment, and do not need level 2
training. Put into teams and sent straight into the simulation ‘field’ as the
‘EU team’ you will experience what this sort of work entails. Teams are set
objectives for the weekend and will meet with civil society representatives
and local and international actors in order to achieve these objectives. You
will be assigned an ‘observer’ for the weekend who will give you personal
feedback and advice on further training needs and opportunities for
professional development. Price:£325 or 195 (concession). International
Alert, 346 Clapham Road,
London SW9 9AP
www.international-alert.org
tel: +44 (0) 20 7627 6838. www.international-alert.org/training
Wheelchair accessible.
12 December
LONDON. Celebrating nonviolence. The last in the year-long series of
workshops exploring nonivolent power for social change showcases and
celebrates participants' learnings, the connections and actions they have
taken over the past 12 months. One-day participants welcome, fee £25,
concessions available. Friends House, Euston, London. Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Prior booking essential. For more details see www.turning-the-tide.org or email
denised@quaker.org.uk or stevew@quaker.org.uk
< phone 020 7663 1061/1064.
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